Senior Backend Developer

Summary

Join CoolGames as a Senior Backend Developer specializing in Golang to build and maintain systems for HTML5 casual games. You will collaborate with a team, contributing from design to maintenance, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure backend infrastructure. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining backend services using Golang, impacting millions of players. You will collaborate with designers, QA engineers, and producers. Responsibilities include managing deployments, infrastructure-as-code, and continuous integration pipelines, contributing to system stability, scalability, and security. You will participate in code reviews and champion security best practices. CoolGames offers competitive remuneration and a flexible remote working environment.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional backend development experience
• Strong proficiency in Golang
• Solid knowledge of Linux environments and infrastructure best practices
• Experience with Ansible and Docker
• Experienced with Agile methodologies
• Strong communication skills with excellent English proficiency
• Experience with Git and automation pipelines
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Passion for game development
• Strong technical design skills with eye for detail
• Understanding of network communication protocols

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining backend services
• Collaborating closely with designers, QA engineers, developers, and producers to refine requirements
• Managing deployments, infrastructure-as-code, and continuous integration pipelines
• Contributing to the ongoing stability, scalability, and security of our cloud services
• Participating actively in code reviews, technical design proposals, and team processes
• Championing and implementing security best practices
• Monitoring and improving system performance and reliability

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with GitLab CI/CD
• Familiar with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js
• Familiar with Terraform and AWS
• Familiar with Nakama

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• A flexible remote working environment
• An open, informal, and collaborative company culture